STAKE
/steΙͺk/
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Definition
/steΙͺk/
noun
- A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.“We have surveyor's stakes at all four corners of this field, to mark exactly its borders.”
- A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet.
- A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off.
- (with definite article) The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned.“Thomas Cranmer was burnt at the stake.”
- A share or interest in a business or a given situation.“The owners let the managers eventually earn a stake in the business.”
verb
- To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.“to stake vines or plants”
- To pierce or wound with a stake.
- To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.
- To provide another with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture.“His family staked him $10,000 to get his business started.”
Source: Wiktionary
